So I started with the first block of the month for A Critter Christmas, which was a pair of mittens, and the penguin and duck block. Those 2 lucky blocks have been machine appliquéd and are waiting for the final stitching, and then trimming to size. The rest of the blocks have been ironed into place and are waiting to be stitched into place. I am hoping this week to at least start to finish the machine appliqué process, as I just received the finishing kit in the mail. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have this ready before Christmas?!

Stories told by Cartman never end well (see: the Woodland Critter Christmas). As the New Kid in South Park, thrust into a game of wizards and saving the world, your role is great. Your coming was foretold and your presence can sway the outcome of the war. Or so we’re told. By Cartman...hrm. Anyway, that’s a lot to take in. But for one so talked about, the South Park kids still need you to introduce yourself. But what good is a regular name when you can be Douchebag. No, really. Even if you wanted a normal name, if Cartman deems you Douchebag, so be it.

So I started with the first block of the month for A Critter Christmas, which was a pair of mittens, and the penguin and duck block. Those 2 lucky blocks have been machine appliquéd and are waiting for the final stitching, and then trimming to size. The rest of the blocks have been ironed into place and are waiting to be stitched into place. I am hoping this week to at least start to finish the machine appliqué process, as I just received the finishing kit in the mail. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have this ready before Christmas?!

With all of my Quilt kits piling up (mostly hand appliqué quilts), I decided to just pick one and dive in. I chose to start with A Critter Christmas for two reasons: I would master the art of , and I knew that my son would fall in love with the critters and make me keep going until it’s finished… so he can take it for himself. It’s supposed to be a holiday family quilt, but you know how it is when a child likes something – he wants it so much he ends up monopolizing it! At least it will be loved.

A Critter Christmas Turtle & Bunny Block

With all of my Quilt kits piling up (mostly hand appliqué quilts), I decided to just pick one and dive in. I chose to start with A Critter Christmas for two reasons: I would master the art of , and I knew that my son would fall in love with the critters and make me keep going until it’s finished… so he can take it for himself. It’s supposed to be a holiday family quilt, but you know how it is when a child likes something – he wants it so much he ends up monopolizing it! At least it will be loved.

A Critter Christmas Ornament Block

The Narrator of our Woodland Critter Christmas story sounds quite similar to the voiceovers heard in many Dr. Suess TV specials -- most notably, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Also, the craggily death mountain where the mountain lion lives is reminiscent of the Grinch's cave, as well as that of the Abominable Snowman from the classic 1964 TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."Woodland Critter Christmas" is the fourteenth and final episode of , and the 125th overall episode of . It aired on December 15, 2004 . "South Park" is one of my favorite cartoons, and "Woodland CritterChristmas" is my favorite episode of the whole series. It is easily thebest of all the Christmas episodes from South Park, being incrediblytwisted and gory, but hilarious at the same time.

I love the way in which this episode starts as it were a completelyinnocent Christmas special, with the adorable woodland critters in theforest getting ready for Christmas. The way in which their true natureand intentions are revealed is shocking and extremely funny at the sametime, and the first time I saw it I was almost as surprised as Stanwas. The ending of the episode is hilarious and unexpected, andpersonally I think this is one of the most entertaining and memorableepisodes.

10/10Woodland Critters: It's almost time of the time of year. The time that comes just once a year. We can hardly wait 'cause it's so near. It's a woodland critter Christmas!

A Critter Christmas Tree & Critters Block

"Woodland Critter Christmas" is the fourteenth and final episode of , and the 125th overall episode of . It aired on December 15, 2004 .

A Critter Christmas Square in a Square Block

South Park famously began as a video Christmas card, so it should come as no surprise that the television series (which just concluded its 17th season) has spawned many Christmas specials of its own. Series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone actually haven’t done a new one since 2004’s Woodland Critter Christmas, but still have output seven Christmas specials which have been conveniently compiled for the DVD release Christmas Time in South Park. The first run of Christmas specials for the show actually felt connected to one another as they all explored the spirit of Christmas: what is it? What does Christmas mean? Of course, this being South Park, don’t expect a lot of feel-good and overly sentimental holiday themes as is found in most Christmas specials, though surprisingly some of these episodes echo their tamer counterparts and some even have a good heart at the center of the story.

A Critter Christmas Hearts Block

"The critter Antichrist is born, bringin' a thousand years of darkness to the forest." - Squirrely (Woodland Critter Christmas)